We, as whites, honestly don’t have a clue

We, as whites, honestly don’t have a clue

Being part of the community that came together to honour Ashley Kriel was a humbling experience, writes Danny Oosthuizen. Cape Town – Ashley Kriel… child, brother, friend. Freedom fighter. Gone too soon… But through the film Action Kommandant,...
High demand as Ashley Kriel film hits cinema

High demand as Ashley Kriel film hits cinema

By: Gadeeja Abass IF YOU didn’t manage to secure tickets to the Ashley Kriel documentary, Action Kommandant: The Untold Story of a Guerrilla, because tickets sold out, there’s good news. Due to popular demand, the festival’sorganisers added two more screenings in Cape...
Ashley Kriel film to debut at US fest

Ashley Kriel film to debut at US fest

Source: IOL Cape Town – Twenty-nine years ago Ashely Kriel was killed by apartheid police, and now a documentary by a local filmmaker hopes to bring back the memory of the young fighter. Nadine Cloete directed the film, Action Komandant, that will be making its...
Hard-hitting films at Encounters festival

Hard-hitting films at Encounters festival

SOURCING documentaries for this year’s Encounters Film Festival, new festival director Darryl Els was encouraged by people saying to him: “You should really watch this. It’s an Encounters film.” He really liked that there was this buy-in; this idea that creative and...
Hawks reopen Ashley Kriel case

Hawks reopen Ashley Kriel case

Cape Town – Ashley Kriel’s family shed tears of joy when they were informed that the Hawks were reopening the investigation into the young uMkhonto we Sizwe guerrilla’s death, after evidence strongly suggesting he was murdered came to light. Brigadier Hangwani...